 A firestorm has erupted in Washington over a report issued by The House Select Commitee on Intelligence. The committee, chaired by, Pete Hoekstra (R-Mi) issued a report in August on Iran's nuclear capabilities. In a letter sent today to Chairman Hoekstra by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Chief of the agency Mohammad ElBaredei blasts the Committee report as being "outrageous and dishonest".
ElBaredei angrily complained to the White House and to Chairman Hoekstra that the report contained numerous, "erroneous, misleading and unsubstantiated statements." Further the IAEA supplied proof to back up their claims.
The principal author of the report was Frederick Fleitz, a former CIA officer who had been a special assistant to John R. Bolton, the administration's former point man on Iran at the State Department. Bolton had been highly influential in the crafting of a tough policy that rejected talks with Tehran.
The administration is beating the drums of war with Iran in an attempt to scare the public into voting Republican and once again, as we have seen in the buildup to the war with Iraq, the Bush administration, aided by Congressional rubber stamps, like Hoekstra, are distorting the facts in order to facilitate the Bush doctrine.
This is just another of many reasons that we need to remove Pete Hoekstra from his office, we the people have a choice, we do not have to let these things go, we have the power... ON Nov. 7th hold this administration accountable, register and vote. Kimon Kotos is the Democratic candidate to replace Hoekstra, please visit his website here and do what you can to help get our government back. |
